Dubai Royals vs Gurugram Thunders, 4th Match
Regular Season 2026 · T20 · · 1919 Sportz Cricket Stadium, Goa
Dubai Royals won by 3 runs (Dubai Royals 200/5, Gurugram Thunders 197/5).
- Dubai Royals: 200/5 (20 ov)
- Gurugram Thunders: 197/5 (20 ov)
Match report
Dubai Royals (DR) faced Gurugram Thunders (GT) in the 4th Match of Regular Season 2026, a T20 match, at 1919 Sportz Cricket Stadium, Goa. Play began on Wednesday, 28 January 2026 at 09:00 UTC. Each side bats for up to 20 overs, so a full match takes about three hours.
Dubai Royals won the toss and chose to bat.
Dubai Royals made 200/5 in 20 overs, with Samit Patel top-scoring on 65 not out from 32 balls. Stuart Broad was the pick of the bowlers with 2 for 17. Gurugram Thunders made 197/5 in 20 overs, with Cheteshwar Pujara top-scoring on 99 from 60 balls. Piyush Chawla was the pick of the bowlers with 3 for 35.
Result: Dubai Royals won by 3 runs.
The full scorecard, fall of wickets and every ball of the commentary are on the Scorecard and Commentary tabs, and the Crease Cam replays each delivery as an animation.
Dubai Royals · 1st innings: 200/5 (20 ov)
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shikhar Dhawan | c Phil Mustard b Stuart Broad | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 166.67 |
| Kirk Edwards | b Rayad Emrit | 29 | 29 | 3 | 1 | 100 |
| Peter Trego | b Saurin Thakar | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 33.33 |
| Ambati Rayudu | c Colin de Grandhomme b Stuart Broad | 45 | 27 | 4 | 3 | 166.67 |
| Yusuf Pathan | c Jermaine Blackwood b Malinda Pushpakumara | 10 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 111.11 |
| Samit Patel | not out | 65 | 32 | 7 | 3 | 203.13 |
| Parvez Rasool | not out | 29 | 17 | 0 | 3 | 170.59 |
Extras: 16 · Did not bat: Rishi Dhawan, Piyush Chawla, Fidel Edwards, Manvinder Bisla
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rayad Emrit | 4 | 0 | 48 | 1 | 12 |
| Stuart Broad | 3 | 0 | 17 | 2 | 5.67 |
| Saurin Thakar | 3 | 0 | 26 | 1 | 8.67 |
| Thisara Perera | 2 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 12 |
| Malinda Pushpakumara | 4 | 0 | 40 | 1 | 10 |
| Amitoze Singh | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 9 |
| Jermaine Blackwood | 3 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 8.33 |
Gurugram Thunders · 1st innings: 197/5 (20 ov)
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cheteshwar Pujara | st Manvinder Bisla b Piyush Chawla | 99 | 60 | 14 | 1 | 165 |
| Phil Mustard | c Peter Trego b Parvez Rasool | 7 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 77.78 |
| Jermaine Blackwood | c Peter Trego b Samit Patel | 8 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 100 |
| Colin de Grandhomme | st Manvinder Bisla b Piyush Chawla | 22 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 169.23 |
| Thisara Perera | not out | 56 | 27 | 3 | 4 | 207.41 |
| Chirag Gandhi | b Piyush Chawla | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Extras: 5 · Did not bat: Ross Taylor, Malinda Pushpakumara, Rayad Emrit, Saurin Thakar, Stuart Broad, Amitoze Singh
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fidel Edwards | 4 | 0 | 37 | 0 | 9.25 |
| Chris Mpofu | 4 | 0 | 37 | 0 | 9.25 |
| Parvez Rasool | 3 | 0 | 32 | 1 | 10.67 |
| Rishi Dhawan | 1 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 14 |
| Samit Patel | 2 | 0 | 16 | 1 | 8 |
| Piyush Chawla | 4 | 0 | 35 | 3 | 8.75 |
| Peter Trego | 2 | 0 | 26 | 0 | 13 |
Latest overs
- Over 20 (GT, Piyush Chawla): 3 runs, 197/5 – W • • W 2 1
- Over 19 (GT, Fidel Edwards): 8 runs, 194/3 – 1 1 4 • 1 1
- Over 18 (GT, Chris Mpofu): 8 runs, 186/3 – 2 1 • 4 • 1
- Over 17 (GT, Parvez Rasool): 15 runs, 178/3 – 4 4 1 4 1 1
- Over 16 (GT, Fidel Edwards): 12 runs, 163/3 – 1 1 4 4 1 1
- Over 15 (GT, Peter Trego): 16 runs, 151/3 – 1 1 1 1 6 6